Labour Regulation and Employment Dynamics at the State Level in India
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- Sean M. Dougherty, 2009. "Labour Regulation and Employment Dynamics at the State Level in India," Review of Market Integration, India Development Foundation, vol. 1(3), pages 295-337, December.
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Keywords
distorsion du marché du travail; employment protection indicators; indicateurs de protection de l’emploi; job turnover; labour laws; labour market distortions; législation du travail; rotation du travail;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
- J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
- J63 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
- K20 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CWA-2008-08-14 (Central and Western Asia)
- NEP-DEV-2008-08-14 (Development)
- NEP-LAB-2008-08-14 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-LAW-2008-08-14 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-REG-2008-08-14 (Regulation)
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